Buena Vista County

Population

Population

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Buena Vista County	20,411	20,260	21,508	21,908

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Population by Age

Population	2025
0-4	1,448
5-9	1,498
10-14	1,605
15-19	1,758
20-24	1,421
25-29	1,195
30-34	1,398
35-39	1,403
40-44	1,338
45-49	1,092
50-54	1,087
55-59	1,131
60-64	1,256
65-69	1,269
70-74	1,081
75-79	642
80-84	394
85+	492
18+	16,054
Median Age	37

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Population by Race

Buena Vista County	2025
Total	21,508.00
White Alone	56.98%
Black Alone	3.45%
American Indian Alone	0.75%
Asian Alone	8.5%
Pacific Islander Alone	4.58%
Some Other Race	14.09%
Two or More Races	11.66%
Hispanic Origin	30.06%
Diversity Index	78.60

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Growth Rate

Buena Vista County	2025 - 2030
Population	0.37%
Households	0.12%
Families	-0.04%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	2%

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Households	7,499	7,522	7,552	7,599
Housing Units	8,145	8,237	8,336	8,397
Owner Occupied Units			5,379	5,428
Renter Occupied Units			2,173	2,171
Vacant Units			784	798

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Home Value

Buena Vista County	2025	2030
Median Home Value	$196,414	$263,256
Average Home Value	$271,921	$341,336
<$50,000	286	231
$50,000 - $99,999	605	343
$100,000 - $149,999	1,074	747
$150,000 - $199,999	778	682
$200,000 - $249,999	650	619
$250,000 - $299,999	335	347
$300,000 - $399,999	646	839
$400,000 - $499,999	300	484
$500,000 - $749,999	304	528
$1,000,000 +	6	5

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	690
2000-2009	195
1990-1999	469
1980-1989	901
1970-1979	1,158
1960-1969	1,059
1950-1959	997
1940-1949	364
1939 or Before	2,395

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Income

Income

Buena Vista County	2025	2030
Median Household	$70,149	$79,061
Average Household	$96,324	$108,567
Per Capita	$33,987	$37,820

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Household Income

Buena Vista County	2025
<$15,000	367
$15,000 - $24,999	536
$25,000 - $34,999	529
$35,000 - $49,999	1,074
$50,000 - $74,999	1,461
$75,000 - $99,999	1,070
$100,000 - $149,999	1,381
$150,000 - $199,999	552
$200,000+	582

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	10,095
In-County Residents	8,834
Out-of-County Residents	1,219
Drive Alone	7,054
Carpooled	1,743
Public Transport	0
Work at Home	634
Motorcycle	5
Bicycle	32
Walked	598
Other	20
Less than 5 minutes	1,219
5-9 minutes	2,843
10-14 minutes	2,149
15-19 minutes	841
20-24 minutes	876
25-29 minutes	314
30-34 minutes	426
35-39 minutes	200
40-44 minutes	73
45-59 minutes	225
60-89 minutes	166
90+ minutes	129
Average Travel Time	15

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	10,384
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	86
Mining	0
Utilities	72
Construction	458
Manufacturing	1,332
Wholesale Trade	336

Retail Trade	2,324
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	108
Furn & Home Furnish Str	15
Electronics & Appl Store	7
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	59
Food & Beverage Stores	206
Health/Pers Care Stores	97
Gasoline Stations	65
Clothing/Accessory Store	1,358
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	89
General Merchandise Str	320

Transportation/Warehouse	230
Information	143

Finance & Insurance	360
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	268
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	21
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	71

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	136
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	262
Legal Services	74
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	168
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	80
Educational Services	1,417
HealthCare/Social Assist	853
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	110

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	716
Accommodation	186
Food Srv/Drinking Places	530

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	827
Auto Repair/Maintenance	47
Public Administration Emp	471

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Educational Attainment (25+)

Buena Vista County	2025
<9th Grade	1,620
Some High School	1,044
GED	325
Graduated High School	4,001
Some College/No Degree	2,031
Associates Degree	1,647
Bachelor's Degree	2,116
Graduate Degree	994

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	808
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	24
Mining Bus	0
Utilities Bus	4
Construction Bus	46
Manufacturing Bus	32
Wholesale Trade Bus	28

Retail Trade Bus	130
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	18
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	4
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	3
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	10
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	27
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	19
Gasoline Stations Bus	12
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	14
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	16
General Merchandise Str Bus	7

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	34
Information Bus	23

Finance & Insurance Bus	48
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	20
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	7
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	21

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	23
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	45
Legal Services Bus	18
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	4
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	20
Educational Services Bus	24
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	58
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	22

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	47
Accommodation Bus	8
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	39

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	120
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	16
Public Administration Bus	68

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

MWI Components
US Senate
Midwest Mechanical
Godbersen Metal Works
Cannon Moss Brygger Architects
Doll Distributing

Thoughts on the Corridor

"Our experience with the Corridor has been one of genuine partnership. The team demonstrates true interest in community growth by asking questions to provoke thought..."

— Philip Ramstack, MWI Components

Thoughts on the Corridor

"The Iowa Lakes Corridor serves as an incredible conduit between business, economic development, and government. Their tireless advocacy of their region and member communities (and their diverse needs) helps to keep the Lakes region at the forefront and top-of-mind in my work."

— Kolby DeWitt, Outreach Director, US Senate

Thoughts on the Corridor

"The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation has always been the go-to place to find ways of helping current business and future business. There isn’t much they will not do to help, including showing property or finding housing for new employees that come to work in the area. The staff at the Corridor is top notch and very caring."

— Donavon Wunschel, Midwestern Mechanical/Spencer City Council

Thoughts on the Corridor

"The Iowa Lakes Corridor has been a valuable resource as we have gone from a startup company to now becoming an established local business, their entire team is very knowledgeable and great to work with."

—Jim Smith, Godbersen Metal Works

Thoughts on the Corridor

"This is a great homebase in Northwest Iowa with the ability to reach a number of communities. The community is positive about growth and values quality spaces. This is a great place to raise a family and be a part of a community that cares about people."

—Adam Van Gorp, CMBA Architects

Thoughts on the Corridor

"After our initial (BRE) meeting, Joanne and I started discussing challenges that we were facing and warehouse space was at the top of our issues. She asked me if we had interest in taking a look at the Daily Reporter building as they were wanting to possibly downsize their location. Jo did all of the leg work in arranging a meeting between Doll’s and the Daily Reporter. She even was present the day that we looked at the facility. Basically, without Jo, we could of possibly never been told that a solution to our warehouse needs was 4 blocks away! Jo checked in several times throughout the process and was always asking if there was anything else she could help with. We are very happy with our purchase and the growth opportunities that this additional space will provide us. We can’t thank you enough!"

—Jason Halverson, Doll Distributing